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MYTILINEOS GROUP
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2011 |105
Occupational Health & Safety Data
2009 2010 2011
Total workforce
755
858
683
Total employees (Men)
615
682
519
Total employees (Women)
140
176
164
Total work-related fatalities*
0
0
0
Total work-related fatalities (Men)
0
Total work-related fatalities (Women)
0
Total accidents*
15
16
3
Total accidents (Men)
3
Total accidents (Women)
0
Injury Rate (ΙR)
2.16
2.03
0.4
IR (Men)
0.5
IR (Women)
0.0
Occupational Diseases Rate (ODR)
0.14
0.38
0.0
ODR (Men)
0.0
ODR (Women)
0.0
Days Lost Rate (DLR)
19.08
33.50
9.27
DLR (Men)
12.20
DLR (Women)
0.0
Absenteeism Rate (AR)
102.5
AR (Men)
102.8
AR (Women)
101.6
Occupational Health & Safety
The great significance which Health & Safety at the workplace has for METKA S.A. is demonstrated by its
comprehensive Health & Safety policy and by its regular actions in this domain. These were presented in
detail in the Sustainability Report 2010 and are available from the Company’s website at: www.metka.gr.
In 2011, METKA S.A. expanded its initiatives in this domain by engaging the services of specialist Health
& Safety service providers with international experience, in order to ensure its full compliance not only
with the legal requirements of the countries where its operations are located, but also with the contractual
requirements of the OHSAS 18001:2007 International Standard, which the Company applies.
The results obtained for 2011 through the relevant performance indicators for the Company show
significant improvement from previous years, as a result of the substantial reduction in the number of
incidents classified as accidents. The three accidents reported involved injuries sustained by personnel
due to contact with sharp surfaces and to handling heavy loads manually. No accidents occurred involving
employees of third parties working in premises under the Company’s responsibility in terms of Health
& Safety.
Finally, joint Health & Safety Committees composed of representatives of the Management and of the
employees are in place in all Company facilities (at both the construction site level and the plant site level).
Additionally, personnel teams composed of one coordinator and a group of 4 employees (on average)
are on constant duty in all facilities, charged with checking and enforcing the application of the Health &
Safety regulations in all work areas. The percentage of the total workforce of METKA S.A. represented in
the above Committees in 2011 is more than 75%.
Education and Training
Seeking to ensure that education and training
activities are geared to actual needs in the work
environment, METKA S.A. draws on the results
of its annual training needs survey and combines
these with the information available from the
employee performance review process, in order to
identify training needs and plan a suitable training
programme to address them. Investing it its people
is a key Company priority; it is considered as the
basis for the development of the capabilities of its
employees and of their high level of specialisation,
and is characterised by the provision of equal
opportunities for access to training by all. The
ultimate goal is to provide employees with
oppurtunities to deal with the new and constantly
changing conditions in their work environment and
to help them to keep developing their skills.
During 2011, METKA S.A. carried out a training
programme composed of 6 key training modules,
covering the following subjects: Health & Safety,
Skills Development, Technical Specialisation,
Finance, Quality Assurance and IT. This training
programme was implemented through 17 training
seminars conducted by external training providers
and had a total duration of 1,062 hours.
The cost of the programme, which – because of
the nature of the Company’s activity – focused
on Health & Safety and on technical training for
specialist personnel, stood at €10,000 and
was attended by 53 employees. Concerning the
subjects of Health & Safety and Technical Training,
in-house seminars take place throughout the year
at the premises of the Company's plants and
construction sites, and are attended by a large
number of trainees.
In connection with this, special mention should
be made of the group of engineers who partici-
pate actively in technical on-the-job training
programmes, in which training is carried out in
actual working conditions. This particular form of
training does not provide certification, however
the time spent in training activities of this type is
considerable and often it is not possible to have in
place a formal system for recording the relevant
details.
1. The number of accidents does not include very light accidents taking place during work.
2. The rate refers to absence from work, irrespective of whether or not this is due to health reasons.
3. The days lost to accidents are calculated from the day following the day of the accident and until the person injured
returns to work.
4. The term “days” refers to calendar days.
METKA S.Α.
